Last winter was the first time that I skied a full season:
- Dec: Steven’s Pass, PNW (2 or 3 days)
- Jan: Killington, New England (1 day)
- Jan: Wachusett, New England (1 day)
- Jan: Les Arcs, France (5 days)
- Feb: Northstar, CA (3 days)
- Mar: Sugarloaf, New England (2 days)
- Apr: Mammoth, CA (2-3 days)
Total: ~17 days
After buying individual lift tickets at each resort, often last minute, we decided last spring that it would be more economical to buy a season pass. Epic Local Pass made the most sense to us at the time because it would allow us to travel to many different resorts across the country and the holiday restrictions didn’t bother us too much. We would have gotten the full Epic Pass if they would allow 5 days at one French resort, but they only gave 2 days at each this year, which is completely useless, because unlike the US, the housing is meant to be rented one week at a time. In the end, we didn’t go ski in France this year so it’s a moot point.
So far this season, we have visited:
- Jan: Stowe, New England (3 days)
- Jan: Northstar, CA (2 days)
- Feb: Keystone, CO (1 evening)*
- Feb: Vail, CO (1 day)*
- Feb: Breckenridge, CO (2 days)*
- Feb: Beaver Creek, CO (1 day)*
* On the same Presidents’ Day Weekend trip. We didn’t plan it this way, but we ended up visiting all the Vail properties in Colorado! (While Arapahoe Basin is on the pass this year, it is actually just a partnership, not Vail-owned.)
Total: 10 days + 3 planned
We are planning one more trip to Park City and then we’ll see if we end up skiing any more this season. Unfortunately, the snow has not been great in many areas of the US. Stupid climate change. On the bright side, I have only skied on packed powder so far. Last year, I had to deal with frozen granular at Sugarloaf.
A Liu Adventure 